Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett on Friday announced that the officer who fired the single round that killed Chad A. Leichhardt on Aug. 19, 2014, acted in defense of a woman when he employed deadly force.

Crime & Courts

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett discusses how he determined a Haysville police officer who fatally shot Chad Leichhardt last August would not face criminal charges. Video by Amy Renee Leiker (July 31, 2015)

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, Sheriff’s deputies were called to a shooting in the 4600 block of South Brookhaven in Oaklawn. The victim, 23-year-old Welly Syakhasone, was taken to a hospital where he later died.

A 28-year-old man jailed Friday on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder is also being investigated for possible animal abuse after video surfaced of a kitten being thrown against the wall of a house and being fatally injured, Wichita police said Monday.